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Chocolate Chip Oatmeal “Comfort” Cookies – The Recipe

There’s nothing better on a cold, rainy afternoon than a warm, gooey chocolate chip oatmeal, a cozy blanket & a cup of tea. I don’t know exactly what it is, but this magical combination seems to soothe any bad mood and almost instantly takes me back to being a little girl.

Over my married life I have experimented with many, many chocolate chip oatmeal cookie recipes. I’ve tried Company’s Coming, Martha Stewart, Food.com, magazine recipes and about a dozen others in between. They were mostly good recipes (except for the one that I accidentally tripled the baking soda…it was the polar opposite of good) but none of them were quite right.

Corey is a cookie “monster” (much like he’s an ice-cream connoisseur) and I was desperate to find the recipe that would be it, the one. I wanted it to be perfect (because striving for perfection, while illusive and unattainable will always me happy) and I was determined it had to be possible.

So I did what I always do – I played. A little from this recipe, a little from that, throw things in here and something else there, scribbling down the changes on an old envelope as I went.

It took a little time but a few years ago it happened, I finally achieved the cookie that gave Corey “the face”. You know “The Face”, I bet you even make it but just in case you don’t it looks something like this…

They walk into your kitchen and take a HUGE breath, “Mmmmm something smells good” (which is code for GIVE ME A COOKIE), you hand over a warm from the oven cookie and wait – there’s a slow bite, the eyes close 3/4 of the way as they chew and a little smile starts to creep up the sides of their mouth – it’s THE FACE. Then 3 seconds later they swallow, devour the rest of the cookie and try to be stealth as they steel 3 more.

These cookies elicited that exact reaction and have been a hit ever since. They were in the top 5 most popular items at Baking Life Healthy when we were in business and are still the most requested food from any guest coming to visit.

This recipe is simple, it’s versatile (but only if you need to change it, I’d say they’re perfect as they are) and it’s delicious. So from our house to yours, I hope you makes these and enjoy a warm bite Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookie Comfort!

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Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Comfort Cookies

2015-04-29 20:53:08

A warm chocolate chip oatmeal cookie that offers the comforts of home with the memories of childhood.